A National Spouses’ Day Thank You to My Husband
I hunched forward in my chair, figuring if I made myself seem smaller, no one would notice me or force...
12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
Travel and accommodations were provided by Warner Bros. Pictures. 12 Strong, from Warner Bros. Pictures, will release on January 19,...
I Met the Talent Behind 12 Strong! Here’s what they had to say about us…
Note: the movie 12 Strong releases on January 19. Travel and accommodations were provided by Warner Bros. Pictures. Many military...
6 Songs That Describe PCSing During the Holidays
Keeping the Holiday Spirit Alive When You Can’t Deck the Halls While most military families equate summertime with the typical...
Stumped for a Gift? 5 Military and Veteran Charities to Support This Christmas Season
I scanned through my Christmas list, and as usual, came up empty as to what to buy for several of...
8 Ways To Deal When The Holidays Just Aren’t Merry for You
The holidays may be in full swing, but for some of us it means anything but a Merry Christmas or...
What I’ve Learned as a Military Spouse Is I Can’t Do It All
Balancing on my crutches, I took an awkward crutch-then-step, as I kicked an empty box across the floor with my...
15 Questions to Ask Before You Commit to Living On or Off Base
We rolled in to the new area and were promptly handed keys to our home on base. Only the second...
5 Ways to Make Military Marriage Work Across the Miles
“In my defense…I forgot you were home.” I’m embarrassed to even admit this, but I actually spoke the above words...
3 Reasons I’m Not Making a New Year’s Resolution
Check out at any commissary register lately and you’ll be bombarded with glossy magazine covers shouting plans for strategies to...
Safely Buy, Sell, or Trade Your Goods Online With MilTribe
If you’ve been a military spouse for any length of time, you’re likely well acquainted with the common issues we...
One Milspousepreneur’s Journey from Japan to Jacksonville
Spouse deployed…Mom of small children…Unemployed…Family thousands of miles away. Sound familiar? Most military spouses can easily relate to the above...
10 Things I’ve Learned From My Military Brats
My daughter wandered into the living room to find me sniffling. "Mom, what's wrong?" I wiped my eyes and blurted,...
Preparing for Military Retirement: What to Know Before You Go
From MilitarybyOwner.com Barring something unforeseen, my husband will retire from over 30 years of military service next year. There’s a...
5 Things I’ve Learned from Young Military Spouses
I've been a military spouse for a longish (ahem) time. Well, over 25 years, to be exact. While in some...
6 Things I’ll Miss About “Back-to-School” Season
Dear Moms of School-Aged Children: the relentless summer sun, smothering humidity, and cries of “Mom, I’m booorrrred!” will soon give...
5 Things to Know Before You Move Overseas
By the time we were lucky enough to receive orders for an overseas PCS move, my husband had been in...
6 Tips for Surviving the Constant Goodbye of TDY
On a recent summer day, I encountered a handsome man at the airport…one I hadn’t seen in what felt like...
